qmux

Spec sheet

Purpose

qmux is a desktop terminal multiplexer for coding agents, with a native UI for launching agents, queueing follow-ups, tracking agent status, and driving terminal-based agents.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security

The maker says viewer access tokens for hosted Gist comments are stored in encrypted, HTTP-only session cookies and used only to create GitHub Gist comments.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository lists the project under the MIT license.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Agent integrations

Built-in adapters include Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Grok, Muse, Pi, Cursor Agent, and Devin CLI.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Browser panel

The experimental browser panel is tab-bound and resizable; token-gated local files are shown in a sandboxed preview.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Experimental features

The README describes experimental Git worktree creation for launched agents and an experimental tab-bound browser panel.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Follow-up queue

Its follow-up composer can send, queue, steer, edit or reorder queued turns, and approve or deny permission prompts where supported.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Follow-ups

The follow-up composer can send, queue, steer, edit, and reorder queued turns, and approve or deny permission prompts where supported.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platform limitation

The README describes qmux as macOS-only and says Linux support is planned for the future.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Prompt tools

The prompt library supports Markdown prompts with global and per-project scopes, placeholders, and a Cmd-K command palette.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Prompts

Its prompt library supports Markdown prompts with global and per-project scopes, placeholders, and a Cmd-K command palette.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Provider setup

Users must install and authenticate their own agent CLI; qmux says it does not install agents or copy their credentials.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Publishing security

For hosted Gist comments, viewer access tokens are stored in encrypted HTTP-only session cookies and used only to create GitHub Gist comments.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Recovery

qmux persists pane, group, agent, transcript, and queued-turn metadata and offers best-effort recovery after restart.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Remote machines

Terminal groups can bind to another machine over SSH, where supported agents and shells run alongside the code they edit.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Requirements

The app requires macOS 13 Ventura or later and its DMG is a universal binary for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Requirements and limits

The app requires macOS 13 or later; the README says Linux desktop support is planned, while remote Linux hosts are supported for specified qmux CLI functions.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Research mode

The v0.2.0 release notes describe Research mode as a way to create a personal knowledge base.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security details

For remote groups, the README says the remote control socket is an owner-only Unix socket forwarded through SSH, with no network TCP listener or bearer token exposed.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Session management

qmux supports session and transcript recovery, and can fork supported agent sessions from inside the app or through its CLI.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Terminal

On macOS, each pane hosts a Metal-rendered Ghostty terminal surface.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Terminal rendering

On macOS, each pane hosts a Metal-rendered Ghostty terminal surface.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com

Worktrees

Git worktree creation for launched agents is experimental and includes dirty-worktree checks and a delete-or-keep prompt when closing worktree-backed panes.Read 7 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Terminal Multiplexers#24 of 297.1